International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1585292
Event time 2026-03-01 03:41:30 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-28 18:41:30 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-03-01 03:49:05 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.2
Depth 10 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Asia
Country Japan
Administration area Kumamoto Prefecture
Nearest settlement Akababa
Distance 12 km
Course E
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Beppu (38,07 km), Beppu (38,07 km), Oita Ko (46,60 km), Oita Ko (46,60 km), Tsukumi (62,26 km)
Nearest airports
Oitakenou Airport (29,68 km), Oitakenou Airport (29,68 km), Kumamoto Airport (43,46 km), Kumamoto Airport (43,46 km), Oita Airport (65,37 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Kujusan volcano (4,83 km), Yabakei volcano (7,90 km), Hane-yama volcano (15,51 km), Hohi volcano (23,23 km), Asosan volcano (25,58 km)
Quick Analysis